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# Guides, step by step.

Schedule posts with Claude or ChatGPT, find trends that fit your brand, and catch trending Reels audio in time. Plus our picks for 2027, with prices.

## How-to guides

- [Schedule posts with Claude Connect Claude or Claude Code, see what Claude can and can’t do, and approve every post before it goes out. Read guide](https://chockstonelabs.com/guides/schedule-posts-with-claude/)
- [Schedule posts with ChatGPT Connect ChatGPT or Codex over MCP, then have ChatGPT draft and schedule posts that a person approves first. Read guide](https://chockstonelabs.com/guides/schedule-posts-with-chatgpt/)
- [Find trends that fit your brand Five steps: catch what’s rising, check the fit, learn from competitors’ breakouts, skip the rest, and post in time. Read guide](https://chockstonelabs.com/guides/find-trends-for-your-brand/)
- [Find trending Reels audio Where Instagram shows trending sounds, why no scheduler can attach one, and how to post the Reel on time. Read guide](https://chockstonelabs.com/guides/trending-reels-audio/)

## Set up your assistant

- [Use Chockstone Labs with Claude Setup, example prompts, permissions and privacy for running your posts from Claude. See setup](https://chockstonelabs.com/social/claude/)
- [Use Chockstone Labs with ChatGPT Setup, example prompts, permissions and privacy, with cards for your day, each post and its numbers. See setup](https://chockstonelabs.com/social/chatgpt/)

## Our picks for 2027

- [Best social media manager of 2027 Our pick for people running several brands, against Buffer, Later, Hootsuite, Metricool and Publer, with prices. Read the picks](https://chockstonelabs.com/best-social-media-manager-2027/)
- [Best trend tools of 2027 Chockstone Labs against Reel Trends, TrendTok, Tokchart, TikTok Creative Center, Pinterest Trends and HeyOrca. Read the picks](https://chockstonelabs.com/best-trend-tools-2027/)
- [Every comparison Side-by-sides with Buffer, Later, Hootsuite, Metricool, Publer and Reel Trends, each with where the other tool is better. Read the picks](https://chockstonelabs.com/compare/)

## Start free, with no card.

Free for 1 brand, $19 a month for 5, $79 a month for 25. Creator and Studio also add client approval links, shared reports and your own link page design. Questions? Email [hello@chockstonelabs.com](mailto:hello@chockstonelabs.com).

[Start free](https://chockstonelabs.com/app/start) [See pricing](https://chockstonelabs.com/pricing/)